So far as known, Jackson and Catharine were married after they arrived in Mississippi with their families. They first lived in Simpson Co., near her people who were the John Collier Sr.s Later they moved to Smith Co., near his father and the Colliers moved to Rankin Co. Some time after 1853 or that same year, they moved with their children to Texas. It appears they lived for about a year near Nixon, in Wilson Co. and then moved to Gonzales County where they resided a while then to Falls and McLennon counties where they set up permanent residence.
 

Jackson is said to have operated a kind of pharmacy in the small town of Bruceville, (called Mastersville then). The story goes that one of the residents thereabouts became ill and sent his small son to the “drugstore” for some whisky, which “Uncle Jack” obligingly sold him. This irregularity became known to the authorities in Waco and they sent a representative down to handle Mr. Flowers. When he got there he made inquiries around and was told that he may as well try to “indict that old mule standing out there at the hitching post as Old Man Jack Flowers”. It turned out that they dropped the case rather than try to cope with Uncle Jack’s abject stubbornness and indifference to their summons.

He is also said to have been a very “thrifty” person, even while riding down the road horseback he would stop and pick up any nail he might see and take it home. At his death he had a huge collection of rusty nail, bolts etc. Catharine died first - it is said she dropped dead while out feeding the chickens. His son, Richard lived with him until his death, which was brought on by suffering from a broken leg which was never set. It seems that his favorite horse, Old Bald, had a boil on his tail and Uncle Jack proceeded to lance it. The resulting pain and surprise to the horse caused him to kick, catching Uncle Jack squarely on the hip, breaking it.

He died at the age of 80 years and 6 days.
 

D. Flowers

More information can be found in a book at the Clayton Library, Houston, Texas:  A HISTORY OF TEXAS AND TEXANS by Frank W. Hohnson Volume IV, Page 1724 dtd 1916
 

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Audrey (McGlothing) Bosch

Flowers-Cox Cemetery Located in
McLennan, County Texas